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UWUUU w, w. r.w«w-----SATURDAY.Thomas Henesay, ft government servant, was charged by the Watch houeenkooper, with attompt-infc to smuggle a bottle of turn into tho watoh* Lous*.—Sentence 50 lashes.Henry Frnnklin, Thomas Sutton, Joseph WMi# aon, bookmakers, and others government servants, were placed before the Sitting Magistrate, clmrgod by a Corporal of the 28ib'Regiment, with attempt* ing to embezzle Government property.— Bing, a po'son of colour, proprietor of tho Victoria Tavern, deposed that the prisoned offorod him the bricks on condition that ho would furnish them with beer, Ate., to this ho acceded* being una* wato they wore Government property. On being informed the bricks belongod to Government, he im« mediately laid acomplaint before tho Magifttrateo,MOKDAY.Henry Franklin, Thonina Sutton, Joseph Wood* rison, end Thomas Bench, govornmcnt men, woro charged before tho Sitting Magistrates with linring obtained goods and valuo from John Bjng, under fulse protencos.John Brng, a man of colour, on being sworn deposed, that on Friday Inst, ho was walking on tho banka of tho Yarra Yarn* with o friend, with whom Lo was consulting about the price of btlcks, on com* iog noar where tho prisonero were, ono of them (who has since ahscnndo-l, uamcd Jackson,) said to him, how do you do John, and ho said very well thank you, Sir. H Do you want any I ricks John, 6Aid he ! Istyyos, 1 want some, what aa they a thousand! And he fay, as you are a docent civil man wo give them to you forj£3 per thousand, but you roust baro them homo you'selT. and I say 1 Love no objection. Ilo then said, John, we oro on a spree to itov, oou]d you give us some drink on account! aad I said yes—so he cotne lo my house
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Melbourne Port Phillip Herald
Melbourne, Victoria, AU
Tue, Jul 28, 1840
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